Senior Software Engineer/Architect (Java/Solr/ElasticSearch)
Location: US, TX, Austin

Company profile:
TrendKite helps PR professionals and agencies build a timely, highly accurate picture of their brands' media coverage with ease. We are using the latest technologies to transform how companies like BP, Nikon, H&amp;R Block, Campbell’s Soup, and WPP measure the impact of earned media. We are a venture backed, high traction startup that is disrupting a huge existing market.TrendKite believes strongly that bringing on the best people will build the best company. To do that we make sure we offer a great environment. Our office is located in the heart of downtown Austin in one of the city’s coolest and most historic buildings. As a company we work hard, play harder, and do our best to stay actively involved in the community.We all enjoy a great cup of coffee (great high-end espresso equipment in the office), a great tasting craft beer, and great music and incorporate all three into our work activities. Enjoy doing stuff outside of the office? Great, us too! We do our best to maintain a really good life/work balance.All TrendKite employees receive full health benefits and get to enjoy our vacation policy – there is no policy.

Job description:
Join Our TeamTrendKite helps PR professionals and agencies build a timely, highly accurate picture of their brands' media coverage with ease. We are using the latest technologies to transform how companies like BP, Nikon, H&amp;R Block, Campbell’s Soup, and WPP measure the impact of earned media. We are a venture backed, high traction startup that is disrupting a huge existing market.We’re looking for a smart, talented person to join our team as a Senior Software Engineer/Architect with emphasis on real-time search technologies (ElasticSearch, Apache Solr, AWS CloudSearch, etc.).Our CultureTrendKite believes strongly that bringing on the best people will build the best company. To do that we make sure we offer a great environment. Our office is located in the heart of downtown Austin in one of the city’s coolest and most historic buildings. As a company we work hard, play harder, and do our best to stay actively involved in the community.We all enjoy a great cup of coffee (great high-end espresso equipment in the office), a great tasting craft beer, and great music and incorporate all three into our work activities. Enjoy doing stuff outside of the office? Great, us too! We do our best to maintain a really good life/work balance.All TrendKite employees receive full health benefits and get to enjoy our vacation policy – there is no policy.The PositionWork in a collaborative, fast-paced environment with a team of smart, passionate developers to rapidly iterate on a search and analytics SaaS product with a quickly growing number of users. You will architect and optimize a highly scalable data platform and will own features and functionality from design through deployment.

Requirements:
5-8+ years development experienceBS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent related work experienceSolid experience with Java and related technologiesExperience with search technologies like ElasticSearch, AWS CloudSearch, or Solr (experience with streaming processing pipelines like Storm or Kinesis a plus)A strong understanding of search-domain encompassing data, algorithms, and relevancy measurementsAgile process experience (Kanban preferred)Experience with SaaS and cloud-based distributed architecture (AWS preferred)Experience with test-driven development a plus

Benefits:
We Offer:Competitive SalaryStock OptionsFree ParkingTeam EventsGenerous PTOMedical, Dental &amp; Vision for you and your family. Employee premiums covered 100% and dependents 50%